How To Groom A Matted Dog

Next using the fingers on your non dominant hand create a barrier between the blade and the dog s skin.

How to groom a matted dog.

Depending how badly matted the dog is then you will need to either cut the area with scissors or get yourself a dematting comb or rake and work the knots out if they are not too bad. Start by placing a small amount of dog toothpaste on your finger and spreading it across the teeth for a few seconds. Gently brush the coat using a dematting comb or brush. Hold the mat splitting tool in your dominant hand.

Work your way up to a dog toothbrush. Apply coconut oil all over the matted area. This will soften it and give it some elasticity. In dogs it s more often related to lack of appropriate grooming from the owner though she says as dogs with long or thick coats rarely self groom effectively also keep in mind that non shedding long haired pets like poodles or doodle breeds or those with a thick undercoat are more prone to matting and therefore will.

If the mat isn t too bad spray it with detangler solution and use a comb to slowly work the mat free. Reward the dog for cooperating. Follow these tips for removing snarled tangled matted dog hair. If the dog is matted all over as in the picture then the only option is to shave the dog using a very short clipper blade.

Work from the outside of the mat where the hair isn t tangled and slowly untangle the hair without pulling. Once the dog lets you work your finger in his mouth for 20 30 seconds you can graduate to gauze or finger toothbrushes from the pet store.